Suspect in Tunisia museum attack killed

Tunisia’s prime minister said yesterday a leading suspect in a deadly museum attack on foreign tourists has been killed in anti-terrorist operations, as tens of thousands of Tunisians marched through the capital to denounce extremist violence.

State news agency TAP cites prime minister Habib Essid as saying Khaled Chaieb, also known as Abou Sakhr Lokman, was one of nine terror suspects killed overnight in an operation near the Algerian border.

Chaieb is believed to be a prominent Algerian militant in al-Qaeda’s North African arm, and suspected of leading or helping lead the March 18 attack on the National Bardo Museum.